This wine pays tribute to the career of winemaker Jesús Acha (1930 – 2017), father of Vintae’s winemaker Raúl Acha, a man who spent his life in the vineyards of his village, Cárdenas.
From his favorite plot, this wine is born where all the respect and love for the patriarch of the Acha family and his vital legacy is deposited.
Jesús Acha 2016 represents the perfect union between a unique terroir and the hand of man to bring a small vineyard to its maximum expression.

Varietals: Viura mainly and small percentages of Malvasía, Jaina, Garnacha Blanca and other varieties.
Vineyard: 0.47 ha plot located in Cárdenas (Rioja’s Alto Najerilla), planted in the year 1912 on an old 1.60 x 1.60-meter planting frame. Vineyard where a mixture of many white and red varieties (about half and half) coexists on ferrous clay soil with conglomerate rock.
Harvest: It was harvested by hand on September 29.
Winemaking: Maceration of entire bunches for 24 hours to achieve greater aromatic richness and fullness in the mouth. Subsequent maceration for six hours with the skins and then pressed. Static debourage by decantation and racking to remove the lees. Fermentation is spontaneous with the native yeasts of the grape, at a low temperature (between 16 and 18 degrees). In the final part of the fermentation, the wine is transferred into a clay jar and French oak “bocoy” or large barrel.
Aging: Aged for 18 months, one half in a clay pot and the other in a French oak “bocoy”.
Alcohol content: 14% Vol.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Visual: Golden yellow color, medium-high intensity, the result of its prolonged stay in the bottle. Very bright, with lively green reminiscences, showing its intrinsic energy.
Nose: High aromatic intensity and great complexity, the result of the evolution of the Alto Najerilla fresh character over time. A background salinity, present in these old vines, is intertwined with sweeter, more affable and creamier notes on attack. The more ethereal aromas of chamomile and white flowers are combined with deeper and darker root notes, expressing that spirit of spring, while retaining its sense of roots in an area of such tradition.
Palate: Its immense unctuousness and affable character are immediately noticeable, with the great length conferred by this intrinsic freshness. The combination of amphora and “bocoy” during aging, blends the minerality of clay with the nobility of wood, resulting in a wine with a surprising texture, as well as intense and pleasant tactile sensations. It combines the essence that the ancient vineyard possesses with tremendous complexity and a profound sense of balance. Its sensations in the mouth are constantly driven by that acidity, which gives it a personality reflecting eternity.